🇳🇪 Nigerien Cuisine

Attieke Niger

Fermented Cassava Couscous

Prep Time 3 days (fermentation)
Servings 6
Difficulty Hard
Calories 249 kcal

Light, fluffy grains of fermented and steamed cassava with a pleasant tang, served as a side with grilled fish or meat.

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. 1 Grate peeled cassava finely. Mix with starter and press in a cloth bag overnight.
  2. 2 After 2-3 days of fermentation, squeeze out all liquid from the fermented cassava.
  3. 3 Crumble the dried cassava into fine granules using your fingers.
  4. 4 Sieve to obtain uniform small grains. Discard any large pieces.
  5. 5 Steam the granules for 20 minutes until tender and translucent.
  6. 6 Fluff with a fork, add salt and oil. Serve as a side dish.

Did You Know?

Attieke is so popular in Niamey that Ivorian women who introduced it became some of the most successful food vendors in the capital.